GCOD PRACTICE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM TRANSMITTED BY THE MONGOLIAN MASTER DANZAN RAVJAA (1803–1856)

• Authors: Sztengiel Szymon
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The renowned 19th-century monk and yogi Danzan Ravjaa is one of the main figures in Mongolia’s cultural and religious history. In this article, the translation of the Tantric ritual Chöd (Tib. gcod) carried out according to the meditational liturgy (Tib. sgrub thabs) composed by Danzanravjaa shall be presented. The tradition is still alive and practised regularly by both ordained and lay members of the Buddhist community in Mongolia. Two versions of the ritual text, one from a monastery and the other from a lay practitioner were obtained in 2021–22 and compared for the present work. Finally, the translation of the text based on the version obtained from Ulaanbaatar’s Urgyen Shedrub Ling (Tib. U rgyan bshad sgrub gling) monastery is presented.

Keywords

EN

gCod; Mongolia; Danzanravjaa; Vajrayāna; generosity

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Orientalistyczne
• Journal: Przegląd Orientalistyczny
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 3-4 (287-288)
• Pages: 223-238

Contributors

author

Sztengiel Szymon

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33896/POrient.2023.3–4.6